BERG v. OBAMA; WE THE PEOPLE - USA TODAY
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Friday, November 7, 2008
Two Developments
NUMBER ONE
If The Supreme Court Decides...?
At this point, Supreme Court Justice David Souter's Clerk informed Philip J.
Berg, the lawyer who brought the case against Obama, that his petition for an
injunction to stay the November 4th election was denied, but the Clerk also
required the defendants to respond to the Writ of Certiorari (which requires
the concurrence of four Justices) by December 1. At that time, Mr. Obama must
present to the Court an authentic birth certificate, after which Mr. Berg will
respond.
If Obama fails to do that, it is sure to inspire the skepticism of the
Justices, who are unaccustomed to being defied. They will have to decide what
to do about a president-elect who refuses to prove his natural-born
citizenship.
"I can see a unanimous Court (en banc) decertifying the election if Obama
refuses to produce his birth certificate," says Raymond S. Kraft, an
attorney and writer. "They cannot do otherwise without abandoning
all credibility as guardians of the Constitution. Even the most liberal
justices, however loathe they may to do this, still consider themselves
guardians of the Constitution. The Court is very jealous of its power - even
over presidents, even over presidents-elect."
Also remember that on December 13, the Electoral College meets to casts its
votes. If it has been determined that Mr. Obama is an illegal alien and
therefore ineligible to become President of the
NUMBER TWO
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An Open Letter to Barack Obama:
Are you a Natural Born Citizen of the
Are you legally qualified to hold the Office of President?
Dear Mr. Obama:
On
Mr. Berg presented factual evidence to the Court in support of his claim that
you are either a citizen of your father’s native
In your response to the lawsuit, you neither denied Mr. Berg's claims nor
submitted any evidence which would refute his assertions. Instead, you argued
that the Court lacked the jurisdiction to determine the question of your legal
eligibility because Mr. Berg lacked “standing."
Astonishingly, the judge agreed, simply saying, "[Mr. Berg] would have us
derail the democratic process by invalidating a candidate for whom millions of
people voted and underwent excessive vetting during what was one of the most
hotly contested presidential primary [sic] in living memory."
Unfortunately, your response to the legal claim was clearly evasive and
strikingly out of character, suggesting you may, in fact, lack a critical
Constitutional qualification necessary to assume the Office of President:
i.e., that you are not a "natural born" citizen of the United
States or one who has relinquished his American citizenship.
Before you can exercise any of the powers of the
Regardless of the tactics chosen in defending yourself against the Berg
lawsuit, significant questions regarding your legal capacity to hold this
nation’s highest office have been put forth publicly, and you have failed to
directly refute them with documentary evidence that is routinely available to
any bona fide, natural born
As one who has ventured into the fray of public service of his own volition,
seeking to possess the vast powers of the Office of President, it is not
unreasonable to demand that you produce evidence of your citizenship to answer
the questions and allay the concerns of the People. Indeed, as the one seeking
the office, you are under a moral, legal, and fiduciary duty to proffer such
evidence to establish your qualifications as explicitly mandated by Article II
of the Constitution.
Should you proceed to assume the office of the President of the
.Neither the Electoral College on December 15, nor the House of Representatives
on January 6 would be able to elect you, except as a poseur - a usurper;
As a usurper, you would be unable to
take the required "Oath or Affirmation" of office on January 20
without committing the crime of perjury or false swearing, for being ineligible
for the Office of the President you cannot faithfully execute the Office of the
President of the United States;
Your every act in the usurped Office of the President would be a criminal
offense as an act under color of law that would subject the People to the
deprivation of their constitutional rights, and entitling you to no obedience
whatsoever from the People;
as a usurper acting in the guise of the President you could not function
as the Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy and of the militia of the
several states, as such forces would be under no legal obligation to
remain obedient to you;
No one in any civilian agency in the Executive Branch would be required
to obey any of your proclamations, executive orders or directives, as
such orders would be legally VOID;
Your appointment of Ambassadors and Judges to the Supreme Court would be
VOID abinitio (i.e., from the beginning), no matter what subsequent
actions the Senate might take as well as rendering any such acts by such
appointed officials void as well;
Congress would not be able to pass any new laws because they would not be able
to acquire the signature of a bona fide President, rendering all such
legislation legally VOID;
As a usurper, Congress would be unable to remove you from the Office of the
President on Impeachment, inviting certain political chaos including a
potential for armed conflicts within the General Government or among the States
and the People to effect the removal of such a usurper.
As an attorney, I’m sure you agree that our Constitution is the cornerstone of
our system of governance. It is the very foundation of our system of Law and
Order indeed; it is the supreme law of the land. I’m sure you also agree that
its precise language was no accident and cannot be ignored if Individual,
unalienable, natural Rights, Freedoms and Liberties are to be protected and
preserved.
As our next potential President, you have a high-order obligation to the
Constitution (and to those who have fought and died for our Freedom) that
extends far beyond that of securing a majority of the votes of the Electoral
College. No matter your promises of change and prosperity, your heartfelt
intent or the widespread support you have garnered in seeking the
highest Office of the Land, the integrity of the Republic and Rule of Law
cannot, -- must not -- be put at risk, by allowing a constitutionally
unqualified person to sit, as a usurper, in the Office of the President.
No matter the level of practical difficulty, embarrassment or disruption
of the nation's business, we must -- above all -- honor and protect
the Constitution and the divine, unalienable, Individual Rights it
guarantees, including the Right to a President who is a natural born
citizen of the United States of America that has not relinquished his
American citizenship. Our nation has endured similar disruptions in the past,
and will weather this crisis as well. Indeed, it is both yours and the People's
mutual respect for, and commitment to, the Constitution and Rule of Law that
insures the perpetuation of
As a long time defender of my state and federal Constitutions and in
consideration of the lack of sufficient evidence needed to establish your
credentials as President, I am compelled to lodge this Petition for Redress of
Grievances and public challenge to you.
Make no mistake: This issue IS a Constitutional crisis. Although it will not be
easy for you, your family or our Republic, you have it within your
ability to halt this escalating crisis by either producing the certified
documents establishing beyond question your qualifications to hold the
Office of President, or by immediately withdrawing yourself from
the Electoral College process.
With due respect, I hereby request that you deliver the following
documents to Mr. Berg and myself at the Nation al Press Club in
Washington, DC at noon on Monday, November 17, 2008:
(a) a certified copy of your "vault" (original long version)
birth certificate;
(b) certified copies of all reissued and sealed birth certificates
in the names
Barack Hussein Obama, Barry Soetoro, Barry Obama, Barack Dunham
and Barry Dunham;
(c) a certified copy of your Certification of Citizenship;
(d) a certified copy of your Oath of Allegiance taken upon age of
maturity;
(e) certified copies of your admission forms for Occidental College,
Columbia
University and Harvard Law School; and
(f) certified copies of any court orders or legal documents changing your
name from Barry Soetoro.
In the alternative, in defense of the Constitution, and in honor of the
Republic and that for which it stands, please announce before such time your
withdrawal from the 2008 Presidential election process.
"In a government of laws, the existence of the government will be
imperiled if it f ails to observe the law scrupulously. Our government is the
potent, the omnipresent teacher. For good or for ill, it teaches the whole
people by its example. Crime is contagious. If the government becomes a
lawbreaker, it breeds contempt for law; it invites every man to become a law
unto him self; it invites anarchy."
Olmstead v.
Thank you for your understanding and cooperation in this matter.
Sincerely,
Robert L. Schulz,
Founder and Chairman, We the People Foundation for Constitutional Education,
Inc.